The rescue mission for 6 trapped coal miners was suspended indefinitely today, as 3 rescue workers were killed in a cave-in as they were trying to reach the trapped miners. They will continue to locate the miners by drilling down from the top of the mountain. So far 3 holes have been drilled to no avail. Seems there was a bit of seismic activity that caused the cave to collapse. This is known as a "mountain burp" and registered 1.6 on the Richter scale. With all the seismic activity and the unstable nature of the mine, a decision was made not to risk any more rescue workers.
Of course, the environmentalists are already spouting off about how dangerous coal mining is and we should be using alternative forms of energy instead of coal. Why does everything have to get political with these people? I understand they have their "save the planet" agenda to push, but we are talking about people who have just lost their lives and families coping with the deaths of loved ones, or the uncertainty of the fates of those still trapped. To these environmentalists, I say that if you hadn't blocked the opening of every proposed nuclear plant in the last 25 years, we would have clean nuclear power and these men wouldn't need to risk their lives mining dirty, polluting, coal. So just shut-up and let the relatives grieve in peace ... there will be plenty of time for spewing your hair-brained ideas later.
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